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No. 382,541. Patented May s; '1888.

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' No, 332,541,l Patlented May 8; 1888.1'

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY MARTIN, OF CORTLAND, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,541, dated May 3. 1838- Appneation nieu February 10,1887. serial No. argine. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY MARTIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cortland, in the'county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flour-Sieves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of household receptacles for flour, Src., arranged to tail taken through the sieve and agitator. Fig.

4 is a perspective view of the agitator. Fig.- 5 is a bottom plan view.l of a closing-plate. Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the ledge and funnel disconnected.

A case, A, of suitable shape and propor tions, is provided at top with a lid, a, and at the front, near the bottom, with an opening, c', closed by a door o r slide, a2. Interiorly the case is provided at a point just abovethe top of opening a with a' projecting ledge, B,

provided on its vunder side with headed studs or hooks' b to interlock with slots'or projections c, formed in or upon thedischarge-funnel G and closing-plate C. The ledgeB is also provided with a sieve, D, above and in contact with which is arranged an agitator, E. This agitator E reciprocates in guides F, arranged to maintain the agitator in contact with the sieve, and is provided with a handle, e, the outer end of which projects through an opening in the case, and is provided with a knob or other suitable hand-hold, e.

The lower end of the discharge-funnel C is provided with a movable bottom, c', adapted to be closed to retain `sifted flour within the c sion of dust or other foreign matters. When Y Y it is desired to use a portion of the flour, a vessel may be placed in the chamber "A2 beneath thefunnel, the movablev bottom or gate Vc opened, and the agitator E lreciprocated by means of its handle e. To prevent ne flour- 'dust escaping from the case into the apartment, the door or slide a2 may be closed during the sifting operation.

Asth'e discharge-funnel C is removably secured to the ledge B and provided with a hinged bottom or gate, c', I avoid the necessity. of using a separate vessel in which to recelve the sifted flour, as the bottom, c', may remain closed during the sifting operation, and when a sufficient quantity of flour has been sifted the funnel may be detached and removed, a clos-l ing-plate, C', being temporarily secured in its place to prevent anytlour falling throughthe sieve into the lower chamber, A", of the case. I claim`- n 1. In a flour receptacle and'sifter, the'combination of a closed case, a'horizontal frame with headed pins in'its under side, a sieve se-` cured to the upper side thereof, so asto `divide the interior of the case into' upper and lower chambers, an agitator secured within,l the case to be reciprocated horizontally in contactwith the upper surface of the sieve, and a dischargefunnel havingatlange with key-hole slots susp pended within the case just below the sievesupporting frame, so as to be detachable therefrom, the lower portion of the case having in one side a hinged door, substantially as shown.

2. In a flour receptacle and sifter, the combination of a closed case, a horizontal s, frame and sieve dividing the case into upper and lower chambers, areciprocating agitator above the sieve, and a discharge-funnel removably secured to the frame, said funnel being pro- IOO vided at its lower end with a hinged bottom for closing the same, substantially as shown.

3. In a flour receptacle and sifter,the com-- bination, substantially as described, of, the flange having `keyhole slots to engage the case, a horizontal ledge projecting inward from headed studs of the ledge. xo the walls of the ease between its ends, a sieve In testimony whereof I ax my signature in secured upon said ledge to divide the ease into presence of two witnesses.

` 5 upper and lower chambers, headed studs pro- HENRY MARTIN.

jeoting from the lower surface of the ledge, Witnesses: and a funnel provided at its lower end with a J. S. HARROUN,

hinged bottom and at its upper end with a S. 'I. ARMSTRONG. 

